Technical Project/Program Management - Technical Program Manager IV

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Job#: 3031040

Job Description:

Technical Program Manager IV

Location: Menlo Park, California (Onsite Preferred/Remote within PST)

Employment Type: Contract

Pay Rate: $120 - $132 hourly

Duration: 6 months

Role Overview

This role involves leading the end-to-end coordination of complex, cross-functional corporate transactions, from deal execution through to operationalization. The Technical Program Manager will serve as a central point of contact across various teams, responsible for driving timelines, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and providing leadership reporting from the evaluation phase through post-close readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the master deal timeline, project plan, RACI, and central tracker, including core documents, key decisions, and change management.
• Define and manage the cadence for leadership updates, working team meetings, and status reporting.
• Launch and maintain deal data rooms, managing access, structure, and document uploads in response to information requests.
• Drive more frequent touchpoints and monitor for escalations during active auction periods.
• Develop and maintain an operationalization plan from signing through Day 1 readiness.
• Coordinate across more than twelve cross-functional teams on entity setup, systems configuration, and close process integration.
• Proactively identify and flag risks, blockers, and dependencies.
• Lead retrospectives and build reusable playbooks to scale processes for future transactions.
  
  

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/education.

Experience: 8 years of program or project management experience with exposure to complex corporate transactions such as M&A or partnerships. Experience managing cross-functional workstreams across Finance, Legal, Accounting, Tax, and Operations is required, along with experience with data rooms, diligence processes, and deal timelines.

Skills:

• Structured thinking with attention to detail.
• Strong facilitation skills for kickoffs, standups, and executive readouts.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous situations and adapt plans as inputs change.
• Capacity to drive accountability across teams without direct authority.
• Written and verbal communication skills appropriate for executive-level audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent transactions at different stages.
• Proficiency with project management tools and a strong understanding of financial close processes, entity setup, and intercompany accounting.
  
  

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

EEO Employer. Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6 months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.